Saladin:·Kurdish Muslim·sultan (ruler) of Syria and Egypt
Where:
·third crusade took place at the Holy Land (Jerusalem)
·Jerusalem is located in the Judean Mountains, in between the medditerranean sea & the dead sea
When:
·Born 1138 (tikrit, Iraq)
·1152-1174 Saladin escalates in power until the Syrian ruler (Nureddin) dies, then Saladin declared himself ruler.
·1187 – conquers Jerusalem
·1192 peace treaty with Richard the Lionhearted (one leader of the Christians in the third crusade) enacted – Muslim’s could keep the holy land, but Christians could not be persecuted on their pilgrimages.
·died 3-4-1193 due to illness
Facts
When Richard the Lionhearted and his army were suffering from starvation and dehydration, Saladin sent them fresh fruit and snow to help them recover (Saladin was a strict Muslim, and always helped the suffering)
Two attempts were made on his life, the assassins were never caught
Again, Saladin helped his opponent Richard the Lionhearted by sending his own personal physician to attend to Richard when he was wounded in battle.
Nurredin ( former sultan or Egypt & Syria) was planning to campaign against Saladin who was gaining too much power, nurredin died before the campaign.
Saladin: · Kurdish Muslim · sultan (ruler) of Syria and Egypt
Where:
· third crusade took place at the Holy Land (Jerusalem)
· Jerusalem is located in the Judean Mountains, in between the medditerranean sea & the dead sea
When:
· Born 1138 (tikrit, Iraq)
· 1152-1174 Saladin escalates in power until the Syrian ruler (Nureddin) dies, then Saladin declared himself ruler.
· 1187 – conquers Jerusalem
· 1192 peace treaty with Richard the Lionhearted (one leader of the Christians in the third crusade) enacted – Muslim’s could keep the holy land, but Christians could not be persecuted on their pilgrimages.
· died 3-4-1193 due to illness
Facts
- When Richard the Lionhearted and his army were suffering from starvation and dehydration, Saladin sent them fresh fruit and snow to help them recover (Saladin was a strict Muslim, and always helped the suffering)
- Two attempts were made on his life, the assassins were never caught
- Again, Saladin helped his opponent Richard the Lionhearted by sending his own personal physician to attend to Richard when he was wounded in battle.
- Nurredin ( former sultan or Egypt & Syria) was planning to campaign against Saladin who was gaining too much power, nurredin died before the campaign.
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an artist's drawing of Saldin
· http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SaladinSources:
· http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/Saladin.htm
· http://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/saladin.htm
· http://looklex.com/e.o/saladin.htm